What (who) is Inflect - definition

inflect

PROCESS OF WORD FORMATION; A WORD IS MODIFIED TO EXPRESS GRAMMATICAL CATEGORIES, SUCH AS TENSE, MOOD, VOICE, ASPECT, PERSON, NUMBER, GENDER AND CASE

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v. a.

Bend, bow, curve, turn from a direct line.

(Gram.) Decline (a noun or an adjective), conjugate (a verb), vary the terminations of.

inflect

PROCESS OF WORD FORMATION; A WORD IS MODIFIED TO EXPRESS GRAMMATICAL CATEGORIES, SUCH AS TENSE, MOOD, VOICE, ASPECT, PERSON, NUMBER, GENDER AND CASE

¦ verb

1. Grammar change or be changed by inflection.

2. vary the intonation or pitch of (the voice), especially to express mood or feeling.

3. technical bend or deflect from a straight course, especially inwards.

Derivatives

inflective adjective

Origin

ME: from L. inflectere, from in- 'into' + flectere 'to bend'.

Inflect

PROCESS OF WORD FORMATION; A WORD IS MODIFIED TO EXPRESS GRAMMATICAL CATEGORIES, SUCH AS TENSE, MOOD, VOICE, ASPECT, PERSON, NUMBER, GENDER AND CASE

·vt To modulate, as the voice.

II. Inflect ·vt To vary, as a noun or a verb in its terminations; to decline, as a noun or adjective, or to conjugate, as a verb.

III. Inflect ·vt To turn from a direct line or course; to Bend; to incline, to deflect; to Curve; to Bow.

Pronunciation examples for Inflect

1. And if you want to find ways to radically inflect productivity

How to Live a 'Start-Up' Life _ Arthur Brooks _ Talks at Google

2. He would teach people how to act and say and inflect

The Expanse _ Naren Shankar & Mark Fergus _ Talks at Google

3. to inflect this curve so it doesn't get worse and worse

Rigor Mortis _ Richard Harris _ Talks at Google